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Search the Database of the Guild of Freemen of Berwick-upon-Tweed

Berwick-upon-Tweed Record‘s Guild of Freemen dates back to at least the 12th century, though their records are only extant locally from 1505.

Admissions of new Freemen were recorded and this website holds details of their applications. The information comprises the forenames and surname of applicant, date of his admission, occupation, residential street in Berwick or town outside Berwick, father or master’s details (forenames and surname, date of admission (there are no admission dates for masters) and notes. The database currently holds details of Freemen who were admitted between 1800 and 1940 using records held at Berwick Record Office.

Search the records to assist you with your family history, to see if you’re related to a Freeman. The notes on some records may show alternate spellings of surnames, if you can’t find an ancestor, try alternative spellings. From the results page, you can get more details about a Freeman and see if there were other sons.

Enter a surname in the Surname field below, optionally you can enter a forename or an admission date (including a 4 digit year) to reduce the number of results shown.

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First ForenameOther ForenamesSurnameRelationship to FatherAdmission DateOccupation
John ANDERSON Eldest 01/10/1906 Painter
James LOUGH Only 01/10/1906 Tailor
Thomas Tait ANDERSON 2nd 01/10/1906 Machinist
James Michael ANDERSON Eldest 01/10/1906 Teacher
Archbold Sligh ANDERSON 3rd 01/10/1906 Painter
William Richardson FLEMING 2nd Surviving 01/10/1906 Engineer
Thomas BROWN 3rd 12/09/1903 Ironmoulder
Edward Godfrey LAMB 4th 15/09/1903 Soldier
James EWART 3rd 22/09/1903 Soldier
Samuel LAWS Eldest 05/10/1903 Railway Clerk

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